June 1 - July 15, 2007

The Wood Turning Center is proud to announce the creation of ROLL CALL, an exhibit bringing together work by students and faculty from college wood art programs. This is the first time for this theme and the first time these eight schools have shown their work together. Come in to view these fledgling artists before they launch their careers and see the work of their practicing artist/teachers who serve as their role models.

A handful of furniture and turning programs in college art departments across the country help nurture and define the role of wood as an art medium art. Amidst the dematerialization of most art media, wood continues as a strong concentration among students wanting hands on experience and meaningful relationships with objects. These programs serve as conduits for the passing of traditional idioms- both technical and aesthetic - as well as promoting critical discourse that will influence the future of the medium and its cultural import.

Juried by participating faculty members, Roll Call features work produced in an academic studio environment and as such offers a unique blend of broad influences, learning modes and critical voices. These young artists question assumptions regarding 'craft vs. art' as well as boundaries between "wood art" and "studio furniture" in new and challenging ways.

The participating schools include:
· Bucks County Community College, Newtown, Pennsylvania
· Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
· Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
· Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
· Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
· Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan
· University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
· Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia